Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools by: Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum
Book Study
Reader's Response
Chapter 1 New World, New Web, New Skills
Chapter 2 Students and Learning
Chapter 3 New Tools
Many students are already using many of these tools for fun; why make our students "power down" when they come to school? If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Jobs are changing and we need to prepare our students for these changes.
Collaboration is imperitive. Students must learn these tools to be successful and competitive in the 21st century.
Chapter 4 New Tools in Schools
Chapter 5 Professional Development
Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools
Teachers can take rather "boring" activities and suddenly engage students by introducing the lesson in a way that incorporates the use of technology. The new toys given to the model classroom teachers are great, but they will only work if the teacher actually utilizes the tools presented. Our students are part if a digital generation with new expectations and approaches to learning. These students can gather information from a combination of several sources.
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Chapter 2 Students and Learning
Chapter 3 New Tools
Collaboration is imperitive. Students must learn these tools to be successful and competitive in the 21st century.
Chapter 5 Professional Development
Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools
Chapter 8 Systemic Issues
Chapter 9 New Schools